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Vigo County School Corporation
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 16 towns
Serves Terre Haute, Harrison, Honey Creek, Lost Creek, Otter Creek, Sugar Creek, Riley, Fayette, West Terre Haute, Pierson, Nevins, Prairie Creek, Prairieton, Seelyville, Linton and Riley.
Students
13,277
Schools
26
Spent per student
$12,304
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$29.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Vigo County School Corporation
- School Grade C: better than 34% of Indiana districts
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the IN average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $29.2M, about $2,197 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Fayette.
K–5Fayette Elementary SchoolThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,304 per student · 10% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 65%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
13,233’20
13,739’21
13,787’22
13,524’23
13,277’24
About steady.
Students
White 79%Two or more races 9%Black 6%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
26 public schools.
Lost Creek Elementary School
A672 students14:1
Dixie Bee Elementary School
B+564 students16:1
Terre Town Elementary School
B−553 students15:1
Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem Sch
C+452 students14:1
Benjamin Franklin Elem School
C−441 students14:1
Adelaide De Vaney Elementary Sch
A−440 students16:1
Rio Grande Elementary School
B408 students12:1
Riley Elementary School
A401 students16:1
Farrington Grove Elementary School
C−380 students12:1
Ouabache Elementary School
C366 students11:1
Sugar Grove Elementary School
C+360 students12:1
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School
C354 students13:1
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School
B−336 students13:1
Davis Park Elementary School
C325 students12:1
Fayette Elementary School
A−307 students15:1
Deming Early Learning Center
D306 students16:1
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
C−686 students13:1
Otter Creek Middle School
C−670 students14:1
Honey Creek Middle School
B−666 students13:1
West Vigo Middle School
C−390 students12:1
Sarah Scott Middle School
D371 students11:1
Terre Haute South Vigo High School
A−1,544 students14:1
Terre Haute North Vigo High School
B1,486 students14:1
West Vigo High School
B531 students10:1
Booker T Washington Alt Sch
D−62 students3:1
Vigo Virtual School Academy
D−206 students21:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.